"In the end there must have been a creator"

I don't think the 2nd law should preclude an oscillating universe. If there is enough mass that is close enough to slow down expansion, as the universe eventually contracts, the volume decreasing would keep things pretty lively. Eventually it would all collapse again and things would be pretty hot.
And even protons have a lifespan (10^60 years or so?) but at the new cosmic egg, all matter wuold break down again into it's constituent parts quarks, strings whatever.
But it all seems to be moot, since it looks like we will not be oscillating.